Thanthondreeswarar Vallipuram

God

Thanthondreeswarar, facing west

Goddess

Vedanayaki, facing east

Other Deities

Chandran, Kalabhairava, Navagraha, Saneeswara, Vinayaka, Muruga, Surya. Sanctum Niches – Chandikeswara, Durga, Brahma, Lingotbavar, Dakshinamurthy, Vinayaka

Thanthondreeswarar Vallipuram is a west-facing temple with an entrance gateway on the west side. There is a large mandapam in front of the sanctum sanctorum of the main deity with a Balipeedam, Flagstaff, and Nandi in it. The shrines of the Goddess, Muruga, and Vinayaka are east facing. There is a Nandi in front of the goddess shrine. Opposite Thanthondreeswarar Vallipuram temple is a temple for Vedanarayana Perumal with his consorts. A little to the southwest is a temple for Maha Mariamman and on the north side, a temple for Valliamman.

Holy Water (Theertham) – No information

Sacred Tree (Sthala Vriksham) – Vilwam (Aegle marmelos), Vanni (Prosopis cineraria)

History

Thanthondreeswarar Vallipuram is an old temple that has been rebuilt recently retaining a few of the old elements. Historical information is not available as of now.

Legend

The main deity here at Thanthondreeswarar Vallipuram is considered a Swayambu (self occuring, Thanthondri in Tamil) and thus the name of the lord is so.

Directions

Thanthondreeswarar Vallipuram is southwest of Namakkal on the bypass road going towards Paramathi and visible from the highway.

Stay and Food

None locally. The closest is Namakkal.